Jeremiah 9:11
{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.9.11", "source": "מִֽי־הָאִ֤ישׁ הֶֽחָכָם֙ וְיָבֵ֣ן אֶת־זֹ֔את וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר פִּֽי־יְהוָ֛ה אֵלָ֖יו וְיַגִּדָ֑הּ עַל־מָה֙ אָבְדָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ נִצְּתָ֥ה כַמִּדְבָּ֖ר מִבְּלִֽי עֹבֵֽר׃", "text": "*mî*-*hā'îš* *heḥākām* *wĕyābēn* *'et*-*zō't* *wa'ăšer* *dibbēr* *pî*-*YHWH* *'ēlāyw* *wĕyaggidāh* for-*māh* *'ābĕdāh* *hā'āreṣ* *niṣṣĕtāh* like-the-*midbār* from-without *'ōbēr*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*hā'îš*": "masculine noun with definite article - the man", "*heḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the wise", "*wĕyābēn*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular, jussive - and let him understand", "*'et*": "direct object marker", "*zō't*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*wa'ăšer*": "conjunction + relative particle - and that which", "*dibbēr*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular, piel - has spoken", "*pî*": "masculine noun, construct state - mouth of", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*'ēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*wĕyaggidāh*": "conjunction + imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular, hiphil, jussive - and let him declare it", "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun with prefixed preposition - for what reason", "*'ābĕdāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular - has perished", "*hā'āreṣ*": "feminine noun with definite article - the land", "*niṣṣĕtāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person feminine singular, niphal - has been laid waste", "*midbār*": "masculine noun with prefixed preposition - like the wilderness", "*'ōbēr*": "participle, masculine singular - one passing through" }, "variants": { "*mî*": "who/which person", "*hā'îš heḥākām*": "the wise man/the man who is wise", "*wĕyābēn*": "and let him understand/discern/comprehend", "*dibbēr*": "has spoken/declared/uttered", "*pî-YHWH*": "mouth of YHWH/word of YHWH", "*wĕyaggidāh*": "and let him declare it/announce it/explain it", "*māh*": "what/why/for what reason", "*'ābĕdāh*": "has perished/been destroyed/been ruined", "*hā'āreṣ*": "the land/earth/country", "*niṣṣĕtāh*": "has been laid waste/burned/made desolate", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*'ōbēr*": "one passing through/traveler/passer-by" } }